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VITAS Healthcare Wauwatosa, WI

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Hospice Reviews for VITAS Healthcare

February 12, 2018

By J.M.M.

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We had Vitas in-home hospice care for my husband several months back. Our nurses were absolutely incredible. The compassion and care they showed him will stay in my mind forever; it truly made a difference in how we were able to cope during the worst period in our lives, and that compassion extended to the rest of the family as well. From our main nurse to every single aide that came in while he was in crisis care, my children and I all felt cared about. I can't even explain how much it meant in that terrible time to know he was getting the best possible care. Even now, though he's been gone for some time, they continue to check in with us and offer different grief services

February 23, 2016

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VITAS Pewaukee team failed to communicate with each other. Hospital nurse assessor failed to ask pertinent questions such as where is the nearest pharmacy for patient, what is the patient's status regarding bed rails and personal hygiene. Lots of confusion over home equipment. Patient was entered into homecare on a Saturday, so it wasn't until the following Tuesday that a care plan could be initiated. CNA arrived on Monday asking what she should do. Request for nurse took 2.5 hours. Only one nurse available on overnight shift to cover 9 counties. A second request for case manager two days prior to patient's death was delayed due to lack of coverage from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm. VITAS appears to be short staffed and CNA's were not to happy with the team communication despite lengthy Tuesday team meetings.
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About VITAS Healthcare

VITAS Healthcare&reg, the nation's leading hospice provider, delivers comprehensive care for patients facing life-limiting illness. Services include Intensive Comfort CareSM for acute symptom management; after-hours Telecare with immediate access to clinicians; specialized offerings for veterans and AL/LTC residents; educational in-services, grief/loss programs; outcome measurements and more. For more information, please visit us at VITAS.com or call 800.93.VITAS.

In addition to the features listed above, the Milwaukee program has a staff solely dedicated to responding to referrals and admissions and can respond to a referral within 2 hours, even on evenings, weekends and holidays. Referrals can be submitted via phone, fax, or internet. We have a staff solely dedicated to providing Continuous Care for acute symptom management at bedside. Our teams include five team physicians in addition to our Medical Director and patient care staff (including doctors, nurses, social workers and chaplains) is on call 24/7/365 for patient and family needs.

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  • Medicare Provider Number: 521553
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary Corporation
  • Date Certified: 07/07/1994
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